16:02 Newbury

Thursday 7 November 2024

All12:3013:0513:4014:1714:5215:2716:02

British Horse Society Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 4m 9.1s

Bobajob

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

11/4

£24,000 Doyen gelding, dam closely related to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth and fairly useful 2m hurdler Chesterfieldavenue. Yard have had several winners of this in recent years.

Form:

Brookside La

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

5/2

€100,000 3-y-o, Shantou gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdler Hands of Gold. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Fergall. Yard's bumper runners have been red hot and he's very much one to consider on debut.

Form:

Claim The Throne²²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

7/1

£55,000 Kapgarde gelding out of 19f chase winner in France, sister to smart hurdler/useful chase winner (stayed 2½m) Laurina. Runner-up on last of 3 starts in Irish points (Mar 2024).

Form: 5B2-

El Cairos²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

16/5

€200,000 No Risk At All gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Wasdell Dundalk. Irish point winner in April. Got to be on the shortlist.

Form: 1-

Onelikethat

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: K Brogan| T: T Lawes

22/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Diamond Boy gelding. Dam unraced sister to useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stays 2¼m) Castlegrace Paddy. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

Wandering Ego^h1²²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy

11/2

€20,000 3-y-o, Order of St George gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Queen Nel. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 3m) Sparkling River. Every chance when fell last sole start in Irish points (Mar 2024). Wears hood.

Form: F-

Non-Runners

Kevano Breeze¹⁷⁵

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: M Madgwick J: Non Runner

Well Presented

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: J W Mullins J: Daniel Sansom

Forecasts

Brookside La (5/2), Bobajob (11/4), El Cairos (16/5), Wandering Ego (11/2), Claim The Throne (7/1), Onelikethat (22/1), Well Presented (50/1), Kevano Breeze (100/1)

The Skelton yard have been firing with bumper runners so BROOKSIDE LA could be the way to go before market clues. This looks a pretty deep contest though, one which Nicky Henderson usually targets successfully, so Bobajob has to be respected. Wandering Ego is another to note.